What colour number plate does my child use, and can they pick a number?

Q: What colour number plate does my child use, and can they pick a number?

The 2026 BMX racing regulations set these plate colours: Cruiser: red plate, white numbers. Novice (participation): green plate, white numbers. Sprocket Rocket (participation): orange plate, black numbers. BMX Mini Wheeler (participation): purple plate, white numbers. Superclass, Junior Superclass, Masters, Vet Pro and Challenge: yellow plate with black numbers for male riders, blue plate with white numbers for female riders. A rider must always ride with the number they earned at one of the immediately preceding Championships, or one they personally chose for the event (not allowed at National Championships). Numbers 1 to 8 are reserved for riders who placed in the preceding titles and carry the title's letters (for example 1WA for Western Australia or 1A for Australia). A plate has a maximum of 3 digits, and 0 or 00 is not allowed. If two riders choose the same number, the rider in the designated (merged) category keeps it, then the host club member, then the host state or territory member, then whoever entered first. The other rider adds an X. Number height is 10 cm and width 1.5 cm, with a background border of at least 1 cm, and plates provided by the organiser must not be altered.

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The 2026 BMX racing regulations set these plate colours:

Cruiser: red plate, white numbers.
Novice (participation): green plate, white numbers.
Sprocket Rocket (participation): orange plate, black numbers.
BMX Mini Wheeler (participation): purple plate, white numbers.
Superclass, Junior Superclass, Masters, Vet Pro and Challenge: yellow plate with black numbers for male riders, blue plate with white numbers for female riders.

A rider must always ride with the number they earned at one of the immediately preceding Championships, or one they personally chose for the event (not allowed at National Championships). Numbers 1 to 8 are reserved for riders who placed in the preceding titles and carry the title's letters (for example 1WA for Western Australia or 1A for Australia). A plate has a maximum of 3 digits, and 0 or 00 is not allowed.

If two riders choose the same number, the rider in the designated (merged) category keeps it, then the host club member, then the host state or territory member, then whoever entered first. The other rider adds an X.

Number height is 10 cm and width 1.5 cm, with a background border of at least 1 cm, and plates provided by the organiser must not be altered.